Texas very well could be the preseason No. 1 team when the first polls are dropped in August. After back-to-back appearances in the College Football Playoff semifinals, the Longhorns enter 2025 with higher expectations -- and a new era -- as beloved,

"Very well" is the guess. Quinn Ewers has taken his talents to South Beach as a seventh-round draft pick of the Miami Dolphins, leaving Manning poised to turn a two-year apprenticeship into what could be Texas' next great quarterback run — but will 2025 be his final year of college ball?

The hype machine has been in full force since Arch Manning arrived at Texas as the No. 1 overall recruit, but after two years as college football’s most famous